Both in Retail Trade
Fastenal Co vs The Sherwin-Williams
Over the past year FAST returned +28.8% and SHW returned +6.0%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.43.
FAST +28.8% SHW +6.0%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | FAST | SHW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $53.21 | $363.50 |
| Market cap | $61.05B | $87.82B |
| Today | +1.68% | +6.64% |
| 1 month | +4.7% | +13.2% |
| 6 months | +19.0% | +12.3% |
| Year to date | +32.6% | +12.2% |
| 1 year | +29.7% | +5.2% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +15.5% | +7.9% |
| Gross margin | 44.8% | 47.8% |
| Net margin | 16.3% | 12.0% |
| P/E (TTM) | 43.0× | 32.8× |
| Price / sales | 6.7× | 3.5× |
| Net cash | $111.9M | -$11.53B |
| Dividend yield | 1.95% | 0.88% |
| Volatility (60d) | 19.5% | 29.9% |
| Short % of float | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).